[ text | un: trickster ]

[dothelokimotion]

What kind of stories did you grow up with?

What kind of myths and fairy tales were you told?

Comments

[dothelokimotion]

[ He flinches despite himself. ]

Indeed. It is easy to pave the way to obedience.

[suckstobestrange]

Until you get some stubborn little kids that don't scare easily.

[dothelokimotion]

Is that a bad thing?

[suckstobestrange]

Nope. But it sure drives everyone nuts.

[dothelokimotion]

How so? What do families do with their recalcitrant brats?

[suckstobestrange]

Those kids are the ones who when told to do something that doesn't make sense? Will question it to the ends of the earth. I've seen my share of harried mothers trying to satisfy the 'but why?' train and it never seems to succeed.

Depends. Some families try and do as well as they can- divert the energy that might go into troublemaking into hobbies or things like that, work with the kid's nature instead of against it. Others just try and double down on the insistence that they obey and make things worse.

[dothelokimotion]

Perhaps there is no such thing as decent parenting. That might be the real fairytale we are fed.

[suckstobestrange]

You won't hear me argue that one. People claim decent parents exist but I haven't seen any so I remain skeptical.

[dothelokimotion]

Oh? That's a little surprising.